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GREAT CLOSING-UP
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All Stocks must be cleared, including ALL THE NEW SEASON'S GOODS.
To make room for rebuilding our Premises.
MANY WONDERFUL BARGAINS ON VIEW COME
EARLY
DON'T MISS THIS, OPPORTUNITY,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
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"
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1980,
HOW DO WE CATCH
COLDS?
BY MAURICE LANE-NORGOTT
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best of us, and the human frame! slimply will not and cannot stand the strain of a cabaret. They have always to appear before us with a glad smile, and no matter how tired they may be, or what- ever fathily trouble may be weighing on their minds, they simply must dance with us if we so desire. To disappoint a pa ANY people are very busy just bucalyptus, applied to the nostrils tron would mean their instant
MANY, oying the heads will keep gorths at pay, because it dismissal. Therefore, there is
about the colds, they are going won't. Evon if there were such to catch in them. nothing surprising that many are hastening from chemist to have never seen any-aucalyptus They things as germs and 1 for one of these girls are addicted to tak-chemist for eucalyptus, and mothwoldn't annoy them...
cocaine-snow-birds they balls, and other so-called gérm- Indeed, it would have a contrary themselves.
A pinch of defying substances.
It would attract them. this drug snuffed up their nose consider their "colds" scientifically they would come in their thousands Yet how many of these people Directly these germs got wind of it gives them renewed vitality and How many pause in the street or and camp in the moustache, fondly energy to carry on with their while jumping on to a 'bus to' aik believing it to be a beautiful. work of make-believe. Couple
themselves the important ques- eucalyptus grove. Then, after this with the strenuous life they these painful head colds or are they strewing litter
tion; "Do germs really give me breaking down the fronds and lead, it amounts to burning the attributable
all over the place, to more natural they would go off again leaving human candle from both ends. causes?"
nothing but contagion and disease This is one side of the picture behind the scene.
TO CLEAR
$10.00 Each.
ing call
CHILDREN'S WINTER COATS in various Colours, and Clothes.
TO CLEAR
$7.50 to $11.50 Each.
25 ONLY
GIRLS' KILTIE DRESSES.
All Pure Wool. White, Brown & Navy,
TO CLEAR
$5.50 to $9.50;
HUNDREDS OF OTHER BARGAINS,
CALL EARLY.
effect.
For example, take eucalyptus, behind them. It is absurd to suppose that
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heada.
Among the most dangerous I would warn' my students against:
His Excellency the Governor has are: re-appointed Dr. Edward Wilfred to get Kirk to be a Member of Midwives Board for a term of three years, with effect from January 9.
During the last month I have been working in my labbratory, testing this and that with acids and alkalies "There are many
and noting the reactions, and I Other Sides more sides which It is notified that Commander have come to the conclusion that a
would All Joseph Bernard Newill, D.S.O., number of totally unsuspected' columns to
R.N., (Retired), resumed duty as things and people are responsible relate petty Deputy Harbour Master on January for these troublesome colds in the jealousy, placing themselves in 3, 1930: the clutches of moneylenders, who ask nothing less than 50 per cent. Interest, in order money to dress themselves to please the patrons. And there are other factors, sad but un- printable; that these unfortunate girls have to contend with in a cabaret. Are we, therefore, in- human enough to ask for 'cabarét? Are the few dollars we A local resident, spend so mightly big that we The Colony who appears to must insist on this form of en- to be a much-tertainment to be provided for us travelled man, at the expense of the unfortunate inflicts the fol- girls' healt and moral being? lowing upon us with the port Dull the Colony certainly is,
WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.
HỒNG KONG.
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and a Cabaret
A
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ended January 4, amounted to 70,378 tons, and the sales during the 'perlod to 98,842 tons.
French Hospital,, the Chila Mail On enquiry this morning at the learned that Mr., K. E. Greig getting on much better to-day" (Manager of the Talkoo' Dockyard)
RECEPTION TO GOVERNOR'
Rings at the" Door. Bank Managers. Gas Accounts. Registered Latters. Dial Telephones, Eearly Closing Day. Cocktail Parties.
For example, trike Gas Accounts, "Oh, my heavens?" a man crles
his gas at breakfast, reluctantly opening adventeen and three pance for a fat
account. "Nine pounds.
intermittently and small perfectly worthless therms that only flicker
obnoxious! Really, I don't know what the world Is coming" to, I'm sure!"
Overland Chira M request to give it prominence in but the remedy is not in a In connection with the advertise-headed way and rushes out into the
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this column:-"I have read your cabaret."
-The controversy article and the subsequent cor- seems to be rapidly moving out respondence for and against a of "Still Waters!" cabaret in the Colony. You right-
ly commented on the dull life one has to lead in Hong Kong, but, quite wrongly, suggested that al cabaret should be started so as to
News in Brief
Amoy has declared Hong Kong of smallpox. to be an infected port on account
The name of Dr. Et W. Kirk, M.D., BS. FR.C.S., Aas been added tioners. to the register of medical practi-
provide entertainment for the people of Hong Kong Those who have written in support appar ently know little or nothing about cabaret life in the East-they may have had before them a pic- ture of a cabaret in Britain: The China Maul was Informed at They did not stop to think whe-1.15 am. to-day that the Rev. F. C. Young's condition has "slightly ther the same standard could be improved with no delirium". possible in Hong Kong! We are leading a very dull life in Hong
Hong Kong, Saturday, Jan. 16, 1930. Kong, that is true, but would it |
STILL WATERS
The China Mail has received from Mesars. Thoresen & Co., Limited, $ number of pretty Chinese
So this man jumps up in a hot-
column, we ment, which appears in another treacheroux air in G hope..
are requested to less endeavour to éarn the money state that all residents who desire before it is too late. to be hosts on that occasion can do the result? eo by obtaining tickets in the manner stated in the advertisement. Apart from His Excellency the Governor and his staff and Lady Clementi, the only guests will be the foreign Consula.
Alas, what is A very painful cold in the head, that is all.
And it is but a' short step from a gas secourt and a cold in the head. to the final income tax demand and double pneumonia. No, no, it isn't little.germs that make us sneeze'so' busily to-day. I quite
Bee that: It is civilisation with all its inconveniences,
It may be added that it was His Excellency's wish that the recep now. tion, in the course of which addresses will be delivered should be held on the H.K. Cricket Club ground rather than in the Theatre. Royal so, na to give him the oppor-"}" tunity of moving about freely among and conversing with those present.
ABOLITION OF LIKING
not be worst if we have cabarets calendars issued by the China Slam
Nanking, Yesterday. The Government has mandated, here just as they have in Shang-Line.
beginning October 10, this year hai? Supposing a cabaret were
that all likin and similar ir His Excellency the Governor has,regular forms of taxation allowed by the authorities, can under instructions from the Secre over the country be abolished.
all those who are in favour of the tary of State for the Colonies, been Reuter. scheme, suggest how we are going Gustavo Ludders de Negri, Mexican pleased to recognise Senor, Don to get British and America girls Consul-General in London, as being Louis, who is said to have lost Mr. J. F. Betts, a broker of St. to serve as dancing partners? In addition Mexican Consul-General Heavily in the recent Wall Street Without" dancing" partners pro- for Hong Kong.
collapse, was found poisoned. vided it could not be called a cabaret. I am sure no self- respectable British and American girls' would take up employment of this kind. We will then have the Subordinate Staff who were to resort to importing a contini
Now desks, count- Our Trade ers and other fur- Statistice niture have been
installed in the top! floor of that dilapidated building known as Beaconsfield Arcade, opposite the City Hall, and Gov- ernment clerks are now being trained to do the work required for maintaining statistics of the Colony's trade. Some of those in
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Ten Years Ago
[From the "China Mall” Jangary 18, 1920.1
To-day's dollar is worth 5/- 1%
Our University does admit to its lectures a certain number of outside students. It will yet do a great deal, more in that direction. A
can learn man who is desirous of learning a great deal without Ilving five years in the seat of learning, and we look ahead to the Instructive lectures. That will time when adults will be invited to 'come when endowments
Increase.
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MEN WOMEN, AND AFFAIRS -
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Playful King: Berlin Competitor Miss Ellen Wilkinson: The CE,R: Railway: Japan and Extrality
The CER. Dispute
pregovo
settlement of the Sino
Russlah dispute over the C.E.R Chinese to enter Russia, Beginning Russie cancelled her order forbidding. from January 1, according to the Chinese Frest, passengers may leave must obtain passports from the loca) Shanght directly for Vladivostok, butį German Consulate before departure.
competition of British coal, in the German markets, Quite retently it was recorded that the talsingoor the railway rates...pa Imported coal to infant destinations; was likely to handicap British coal in Germany Now come THWA. of another scheme to be still more damaging to our which in the long view may prove coal trade with the Fatherland. This construction and is a decision to proceed with the re- The Russian Government will, from
enlargement of the Muehlendam Canal locks, which will Shanghal-Vladivostok lins and Nor
March, increase its ships on the Berlin.
with the Mittelland wegian and Chinese merchantmen will and make it possible to trans- bo, chartered for this purpose. As to
A coal
bywater to the the tea trade, already two consignments
in the Exports and Imports Degent of Russian girls from "partment until the ""permit" Shanghai or Harbin to be our en King of: Dermarke branch was closed, following the tertainers Not that I wish to THE Ring of Denmark, who has retrenchment polley in 1926 en speak disparagingly of Russian
been staying at Sandringham, gendered by the crisis of 1925, girls. There are good and bad in enjoys almost as much popularity have been transferred back to every community, but decent outside his country as within, their old duties. Others are be Russian girls will simply taboo
There is something extraordin ing initiated: So soon as the a life in a cabaret. For the sake arily winning about his personal authorities are ready, manifeste of argument, some may say that ity. Like most tall men, ho is and permits will your in and out we could get Portuguese girls to very good-humoured and finally, of the Statistical Office as before. act as paid dancing partners though bis fine, strong face gen It was announced recently that This was tried out in Shanghai erally wears a look of gravity. the Executive had decided to re- Even Japanese and Chinese girls In France they call him "TheAt present British cost has strong been shipped to Rossin since the settle store the office, but there has have been employed and some biggest King of the smallest the future it will have to compete to Vladivostok in the Immediate been a little delay. In any event, cabarets, for reason of economy, Kingdom, and at toase one with cheap coal from the Ruhr. Beaconsfield Arcade, which the are still employing a number of amall
boy at Cannes, had ermment desired to demolish these, but experience shows that reason to be grateful that he is Woman M.P.'s Next Book Japan and Extrality
has come in use they are no better than Russian. The boy's balloon had got lodg
ed in the branches of a tall tree. MISS Ellen Wilkinson the Social WITH reference to the Chinese Gor- fat M.P. for Middlesbrough, has erament's mandate for the aboli * | Seeing the King approach he not fet mads a start on the second tion of extraterritoriality, - the "Sin- word measured him with a look up book which he has contracted to Wanpas" says that Japan, though her,
treaty with "Chinn 'has already expired, cabaret and down, and then praaled to
Insist that the old treaty remains In I have am fos ruteleve: the toys" "The 21 Paripmetez, Beers force imilf the new ones is copeluded in Kowloon ters of the been to every cabaret in Shang walking-stler promptly dislodged, wikinson wars that she had little privileges on January 1:1830.
Binyamiled and lifting history to kiss Susan Lawrence, the and is very dissatisfied with
Under Becretary for Health, Miss mandate abolishing extraterritorial.. Statistical Office haj, Tientsin, and Pekin
ne years.
In due course Headquarters the headquar-
Cabaret Life about
"Now
Life!
will be in Kowloon, in proximity quite a few in Seattl
to the wharves and steamers, with, Kong. Mr.W. Schol
een appof intendent
at a greatly reduced cont of large quantities of China teh have
hold on the Berlin market, but la ment of the dispute, and more will go
*': זייני-
Kuture.
,
time free to darote to writing Journal, further ways that the
The theme which sho" has in mind” ex-though this cannot be takad 'as final,
Majesty's tastes are u
the scenes there is a sor pathetic story
simple as his character.
is the life of the country's women ng during the
the war She
truly
has
inese" authorities in an Info
rsation, have ladie